State v. Swanson

¶1 James Vincent Swanson appeals his judgment and sentence for his conviction of indecent exposure with sexual motivation, claiming that he was denied a fair trial because of prejudicial prosecutorial misconduct. In closing, the prosecutor misstated the law in arguing what the State was required to prove to convict Swanson of the crime. The trial court overruled Swanson’s timely objection to this misstatement. But the misstatement of the law was not prejudicial in the context of the full trial. We affirm.

¶2 In 2012, the State charged Swanson with indecent exposure with sexual motivation. The…